Kristofer Madu, who has Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, has been named on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Finance. At 25 years old, he is a private equity investor and, according to Forbes, focuses on technology, as well as media and entertainment investments at TPG Investments.
The youngster, who was born in the United States to a Jamaican mother, Dr Dainia Baugh, and Nigerian father, Professor Ernest Madu, spent much of his childhood in Jamaica when his family moved back to the country.
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This year, Madu was involved in a US$7.6 billion acquisition of DirecTV from AT&T at TPG.
He previously served as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley’s M&A Group, where he is credited with contributing to deals including Ozempic’s US$17 billion acquisition of Catalent and a US$10 billion acquisition of Immunogen by AbbVie’s, Forbes says.
Aside from releasing music and touring as a rapper, Madu also founded a non-profit called “When We Grow Up”.
The organization says it aims “to provide underserved youth with direct access and early exposure to high-impact, high-paying career paths — like finance, technology, medicine, law, and more”.
Madu was featured along founders and other investment bankers in the elite group of 30, picked out by 30 under 30 alumni.
